Boys Basketball: It had been 10 days since Damien last played. The Spartans finished CIF-SS Open Division Pool Play 1-2, including consecutive losses to Centennial Corona and Bishop Montgomery. Damien, though, opened CIF State Division 1 play with an 81-50 victory over Mission Hills. Spivey Word and RJ Smith both contributed 19 points each. Jimmy […]
Baseball: Flintridge Prep won its eighth game in nine tries on Tuesday. The Wolves dominated Chadwick, 8-0, in a Prep League contest. Flintridge Prep’s Max Brunngraber, Spencer Seid and Josh Beserra combined on a three hitter. The Wolves outhit the Dolphins, 12-3. Brunngraber got the win after four scoreless innings, allowing three hits, walking one […]
Boys Volleyball: Maranatha opened its 2022 season with a sweep of visiting Rio Hondo Prep. The Minutemen won by scores of 25-20, 25-23 and 25-17. Lucas Da Costa led the way with 12 kills. Alec Smith chipped in with eight kills. And Bryan Chi contributed five aces. Up next: Maranatha will travel to Arcadia on […]
Boys Volleyball: What a way to open the season. Arcadia went to South Pasadena, dropped game one, but regrouped, and defeated the Tigers in four. The Apaches claimed victory by scores of 24-26, 25-19, 25-22 and 25-22. Jesse Lok led the way with 24 kills. Matthew Le had six kills. Maison Chang contributed six kills […]
Photos by RT Tolentino Boys Athlete of the Week: Northview senior Adrian Limon ended his high school career on a high note. Five weeks ago, the Vikings’ 120 pounder helped lead the program to a CIF-SS Division 2 team dual championship. The next week, Limon won his fourth consecutive Valle Vista League individual title. Limon would […]
Photos by Alex Veliz Girls Athlete of the Week: Perhaps the only thing that makes La Salle coach Scott Wiard more happy than winning the first CIF-SS girls basketball championship in school history, is the fact that the overwhelming core of his program are a talented group of underclassmen (or women). The Lancers earned the […]
Photos by RT Tolentino Girls Wrestling What a weekend for the SGV area girls wrestlers. They left Bakersfield with 10 placers, including three state championships. Arroyo’s Brianna Gonzalez earned the 101-pound title by defeating Kaelani Shufeldt (Marina), 5-1. Walnut’s Anaya Falcon claimed a 5-2 decision over Nyla Valencia (Sobrato), 5-2, to win the 106-pound championship. […]
Photos by RT Tolentino Boys Wrestling: The 2021-22 boys wrestling season ended on Saturday night in Bakersfield. There were only four area placers, including a runner-up, fourth, fifth and eighth-place medalists. Walnut’s Ronnie Ramirez dropped a 10-1 decision to l Dorado’s Isaiah Quintero in the 106-pound title bout. San Marino’s Ryan Arrington (220) was fourth […]
Photos by Alex Veliz Girls Basketball: What a run it’s been for Scott Wiard and his lady Lancers. La Salle didn’t just make their first appearance in a CIF-SS championship game on Saturday night. The Lancers won the CIF Division 3AA championship. La Salle held a 19-18 lead at Cerritos at the break, and the […]
Girls Soccer: No biggie. Marshall Fundamental won their 17th consecutive game on Saturday. And it just happened to be in the CIF-SS Division 5 championship game at PCC. The Eagles defeated Hemet, 4-3, in an overtime thriller. It was the Bulldogs first loss since Jan 14. Hemet’s Helen Elizalde scored twice in the first half […]
Photos by Michael Watkins Baseball: Four days ago, PCC coach Pat McGee said Tuesday’s loss at Mt. Sac was the worst played game he had seen in his near decade as the program’s boss. And he took nothing away from all the good things Mt. SAC accomplished in the first of three SCC games this […]
Baseball: Four Glendora pitchers combined on a two-hitter, and allowing just an unearned run on Saturday. The Tartans picked up their third win of the season, thanks to a 7-1 victory over San Marino. Dom Svagdis got the win, after going 3 1/3 scoreless innings, Svagdis allowed one hit and walked five. Evan Ellis provided […]
Baseball: Trailing 5-1 in the top of the fourth inning, Flintridge Prep outscored La Quinta, 9-0, the rest of the way. The Wolves 10-5 victory extends the program’s win streak to four games, and they’ve won seven of their first eight games. Graham DesHotel went four scoreless innings to pick up the win. DesHotel allowed […]
Baseball: What better way to beat your rival than a walk-off victory in the Prep League opener? Flintridge Prep trailed 3-1 in the bottom of the sixth inning. The Wolves, though, got two runs in the bottom of the sixth and one more in the seventh to clip Poly, 4-3, on Friday. Adam Arther went […]
Baseball: After falling to 1-3 four games into the 2022 season, Ayala has clawed its way back to the .500 mark. The Bulldogs scored two seventh-inning runs and defeated Corona del Sol (Tempe, Arizona), 6-5. Harrison Myler went 4 1/3 innings, allowing our runs (three earned) on three hits. He didn’t issue a walk and […]
Baseball: That doesn’t happen often. Two San Dimas pitchers (Kody King & Alex Ramos) combined on a no-hitter, and yet Arcadia left Maverick Field with a 2-0 victory. Alex Ramos went five hitless innings, and allowed two runs. Ramos fanned two, but had seven costly walks. King didn’t allow a hit, run or walk in […]
Softball: West Covina handed Azusa its first loss of the season on Thursday. The Bulldogs hit two home runs and defeated the Aztecs, 6-1, to improve to 2-1. Juliana Canizales got the loss, going all six innings and allowing six runs on six hits. Canizales walked five and struck out two WCHS batters. Emily Velasco […]
Pictured L-R: Northview’s Adrian Limon & Walnut’s Fernando Barreto Boys Wrestling: CIF State Meet Day One Records: 106 Pounds: Marcus Tolentino (Northview): 0-1 Ronnie Ramirez (Walnut): 2-0 113: Christian Garcia (Walnut): 1-1 120: Elijah Flores (Walnut): 1-1 Adrian Limon (Northview): 2-0 Jacob Bell (Etiwanda): 0-1 126: Mario Sandoval (Northview): 1-1 132: Fernando Barreto (Walnut): 3-0 […]
Photos by RT Tolentino Girls: 101 Pounds: Briana Gonzalez (Arroyo): 2-0 Raquel Garcia (Colony): 0-1 106: Emilie Gonzalez (Arroyo): 2-0 Brenda Martinez (Ayala): 1-1 Deandra Meza (Walnut): 2-0 Saryna Garcia (Etiwanda): 0-1 111: Anaya Falcon (Walnut): 2-0 Samantha Rivera (Northview): 1-1 116: Leilani Lazaro (Northview): 2-0 Samantha Sachs (Glendora) 0-1 Kaitlin Castro (Bishop Amat): 1-1 […]
Pictured L-R: Josh Hernandez & Benny Olguin College Baseball: Just 48 hours after an ’embarrassing,’ 24-9, nine-error loss at Mt. SAC, PCC welcomed the Mounties for game two of their three-game, SCC series. And the Mounties took 2-0 and 4-2 leads in the first three innings of Thursday’s contest. But the Lancers got two runs […]
